Calhoun, who led the university's men's basketball team to a second N.C.A.A. title last seasn, accepted a six-year deal worth $9.1 million. In his 19th year at UConn, Calhoun is eighth in career victories among active N.C.A.A. coaches, with 689.

Auriemma, in his 20th year with the women's program, signed on for five more years for $4.85 million. He has led the Huskies to five N.C.A.A. championships since 1995.

Both contracts include incentives for postseason appearances, speaking fees and country club memberships.

The Blue Devils (16-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by 44-42 in the opening minute of the second half until a putback by the 6-foot-7 Alison Bales started a 14-3 run to break open the game.

Virginia (12-4, 2-1) lost its 10th in a row in the series and had its eight-game winning streak snapped.

PRO FOOTBALL Packers Hire Executive

Ted Thompson was hired yesterday to take over Coach Mike Sherman's duties as general manager of the Green Bay Packers. Thompson announced that he would leave his job as Seattle's vice president for football operations on the same day that Bob Whitsitt was fired by the Seahawks as president of football operations.

Thompson was given authority over football operations in Green Bay, including the power to hire and fire the coach, according to the Packers' president, Bob Harlan, who said that Thompson's hiring would let Sherman devote more time to coaching.

Thompson was Green Bay's pro personnel director and director of player personnel from 1992 through 1999.

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Benjamin Raich of Austria won a super-combined race yesterday in Wengen, Switzerland, to close the gap on the overall World Cup leader, Bode Miller, who was disqualified.

Raich posted the fastest time in the slalom portion and held his lead in the downhill, finishing in a total time of 2 minutes 28.37 seconds. Lasse Kjus of Norway was next, 0.32 seconds behind, and Switzerland's Didier Defago finished third.

Miller straddled a double gate midway through his slalom run and did not pick up any points, leaving him at 988 points in the overall standing, 198 ahead of Raich. Miller's teammate Daron Rahlves will not compete in the downhill today, because he was still in pain after a crash Tuesday in the giant slalom.

A REPEAT WINNER OF THE SUPER-G -- Renate Goetschl of Austria won her second straight super-G World Cup race yesterday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, confirming her status as a favorite for this month's world championships.

Goetschl, who leads the super-G standing, finished in 1:13.98 seconds. Lindsey Kildow of the United States, who leads the downhill standing, was second.

BASEBALL Arbitration Set to Begin

Roger Clemens and Eric Gagne, the last two National League Cy Young award winners, filed for salary arbitration yesterday, along with outfielder Lance Berkman and pitcher Ben Sheets. Though Clemens, the Astros' 42-year-old right-hander, has not decided whether to retire, he will be among 89 players who exchange proposed salaries with their teams on Tuesday.

Three players settled before the union submitted the filings yesterday. Center fielder Aaron Rowand agreed to a deal that guarantees him $8.5 million over the next three seasons with the Chicago White Sox. Designated hitter Erubiel Durazo accepted a one-year, $4.7 million contract with Oakland, and Washington Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson, a former Yankee, agreed to a one-year, $1.45 million deal.

Outfielder Raul Mondesi agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Atlanta Braves. He played for Pittsburgh and Anaheim last year, but his season was cut short by a lawsuit that occupied his time and by a leg injury.